EP0883211A3 - Composant électrique comprenant des particles magnétiques - Google Patents

Composant électrique comprenant des particles magnétiques Download PDF

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EP0883211A3
EP0883211A3 EP19980110027 EP98110027A EP0883211A3 EP 0883211 A3 EP0883211 A3 EP 0883211A3 EP 19980110027 EP19980110027 EP 19980110027 EP 98110027 A EP98110027 A EP 98110027A EP 0883211 A3 EP0883211 A3 EP 0883211A3
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magnetic particles
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Joseph A. Swift
Ronald F. Ziolo
Stanley J. Wallace
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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    • H01H2001/545—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position by magnetic force having permanent magnets directly associated with the contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/036—Application nanoparticles, e.g. nanotubes, integrated in switch components, e.g. contacts, the switch itself being clearly of a different scale, e.g. greater than nanoscale
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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EP19980110027 1997-06-03 1998-06-02 Composant électrique comprenant des particles magnétiques Expired - Lifetime EP0883211B1 (fr)

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US08/868,390 US5843567A (en) 1997-06-03 1997-06-03 Electrical component containing magnetic particles
US868390 1997-06-03

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EP0883211A2 EP0883211A2 (fr) 1998-12-09
EP0883211A3 true EP0883211A3 (fr) 1999-11-17
EP0883211B1 EP0883211B1 (fr) 2002-10-30

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EP (1) EP0883211B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH1167408A (fr)
DE (1) DE69808989T2 (fr)

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EP0883211A2 (fr) 1998-12-09
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DE69808989T2 (de) 2003-03-20
DE69808989D1 (de) 2002-12-05
US5843567A (en) 1998-12-01

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